American Government / Unit 7 Gov 319 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gerrymandering
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The idea
Gerrymandering is drawing district lines to advantage a party or group.
In practice
Packing concentrates the other side's voters in few districts; cracking scatters them across many.
Where people slip
Both techniques waste the other side's votes — that is the arithmetic of the advantage.
Your place on the trail
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